Dollars and Sense: Lowering Health Care Costs and Increasing Transparency

History Colorado 1200 N Broadway, Denver, CO, United States

The economics of the American health care system stopped making sense a long time ago. This November, the conversation changes. Dollars and Sense: Lowering Health Care Costs and Increasing Transparency is a day-long event featuring local and national leaders in health care transparency and containing costs. Click here for agenda Read more…

CIVHC Connect: Caring & Preparing for Serious Illness

History Colorado 1200 N Broadway, Denver, CO, United States

Serious illness will affect us all, either personally or through loved ones, at some point in our lives. Preparation and knowledge of the nuts and bolts can provide comfort in a scary situation. As Change Agents, there are also ways we can improve the system to support those going through Read more…

National Health Decisions Day

National Health Decisions Day exists to inspire, educate and empower the public and providers about the importance of advance care planning. Come visit with trained professionals in Advance Care Planning. Each site will have resources available on what forms and documents you should complete and can answer questions you have. Read more…

Advance Care Planning Workgroup

Stakeholders from throughout Colorado convene to discuss how to further Advance Care Planning awareness. If you are interested in attending, please contact Kari Degerness, LNHA, MBA for more information.

Webinar: MOST Form Overview

Please join us on November 18th at 12:30 pm for a brief overview of the 10 things you should know about the MOST form (Medical Orders for Scope of Treatment). In this 30 minute webinar Dr. Hillary Lum will highlight the key things that social workers, administrators, admissions/sales team, providers Read more…

National Health Decisions Day

National Health Care Decisions Day (NHDD) is an initiative to encourage people to express their wishes regarding healthcare and for providers and facilities to respect those wishes, whatever they may be. It’s important to understand that NHDD is not only about end-of-life care but is meant to reach a much Read more…

Free Webinar: Explore Advance Care Planning

Advance care planning addresses the health care you would want to receive in a medical crisis -- based on your values, preferences, and conversations with your loved ones. The COVID-19 pandemic has made this issue more pressing for many Coloradans. While there’s much we can’t control, we can make informed Read more…

Virtual Discussion: Do Providers Who Care for a Large Share of Medicaid Patients Provide Better Care for this Population?

Zoom/Telephone

Join us for a virtual discussion on Thursday, September 17th, from 9 - 10:30 am. This interactive event will feature CIVHC, National Bureau of Economic Research’s (NBER), and local partners to discuss research results exploring the differences in quality of care for providers who serve primarily Medicaid or Commercial patients. Read more…

Two Part Webinar Series: Advance Care Planning – Challenges and Opportunities

The virtual public workshop will provide a venue to explore the challenges and opportunities of advance care planning, acknowledge and highlight divergent viewpoints, and examine what is empirically known and not known about advance care planning and its outcomes. The workshop will identify areas where more data and research are Read more…

Two Part Webinar Series: Advance Care Planning – Challenges and Opportunities

The virtual public workshop will provide a venue to explore the challenges and opportunities of advance care planning, acknowledge and highlight divergent viewpoints, and examine what is empirically known and not known about advance care planning and its outcomes. The workshop will identify areas where more data and research are Read more…